A persons pulse can be taken at a number of different places on the body but it is typically taken at the wrist or neck.
On the wrist it is taken at the Radial Artery. Using the left arm as an example, with your left palm facing up, use the fingers of the right hand to apply gentle pressure between the left most bone on the left arm and the tendons in the middle of the forearm, about 2-3 inches below the wrist line.
At the neck the pulse can be felt at the Carotid Artery 2-3 inches either side of the Larynx. Again, apply gentle pressure to feel the pulse.
wrist & neck
Your thumb has its own pulse so it shouldn't be used to take your pulse.
wrist and neck.
apical pulse is actually the heartbeat
A little bit of training and practice is required but to take a pulse you can use one or two fingers on the wrist or on the neck to feel the heart beat. Generally you take a pulse for 15 seconds and multiply the number by 4 to determine the number of heart bets someone has in 1 minute. When reporting pulse during first aid you may also want to indicate if the pule was strong/weak, or erratic.
They check your pulse
The doctor took his pulse and was glad to know he was alive. You can get a pulse from a number of different places on your body, like at your wrist.
Pulse points are places on your body where your arteries are so close to the surface that you can feel your pulse. The easiest to find pulse points are the brachial (inside of the elbow), radial (wrist), and carotid (neck).
Your chest,neck,and wrist
Count pulse
Yes, you can. If you put your finger on your temple (part of your head) then you should feel your pulse. Remember there are many other places you can feel you pulse too !!!
The pulse can be located in various places on the body, including the wrist (radial pulse), neck (carotid pulse), inner elbow (brachial pulse), groin (femoral pulse), behind the knee (popliteal pulse), on top of the foot (dorsalis pedis pulse), and behind the ear (posterior auricular pulse).